Michael Jackson sued by Arab sheikh in UK courtThe son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court Monday, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an album and an autobiography that he never produced.

Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa say their client paid Jackson expenses as an advance on the book and joint recording project with the sheikh, who is an amateur songwriter. Jackson claims the money was a gift.

Al Khalifa, 33, was due to testify at London's Royal Courts of Justice Wednesday. Jackson's lawyer Robert Englehart said he was seeking permission to have Jackson testify by video link from Los Angeles.

A lawyer for Al Khalifa said the royal first spoke to Jackson, 50, by telephone while the singer was on trial in California following his 2003 arrest on child molestation charges. Attorney Bankim Thanki said that Al Khalifa wanted to work with Jackson on rebuilding his career. Jackson's finances fell apart after his arrest and he was desperately short of cash...

$7 million. A gift? I wish someone would give me a gift that large. Michael is lucky he's being sued in a court in U.K. The last time I heard of someone being cheated in an Arab country, the man who felt cheated, took the man who felt cheated him, out into the desert and sodomized him with a cattle prod.

$7 million. A gift? I wish someone would give me a gift that large. Michael is lucky he's being sued in a court in U.K. The last time I heard of someone being cheated in an Arab country, the man who felt cheated, took the man who felt cheated him, out into the desert and sodomized him with a cattle prod.

Then again, Michael may like...nevermind...

Why couldn't have Michael stayed away from controversy? I watch his old videos now and often forget what a trailblazer he was for pop music.